ERIN – The Town of Erin is looking to begin the heritage designation process on eight properties and restart it on seven others.
Council approved this at its meeting Thursday afternoon, giving staff direction to issue notices of intention to designate for eight properties on Main Street in Erin village and to consult with the heritage committee before re-initiating the process for seven Hillsburgh properties that will be delisted from the heritage registry after council did not pass the bylaw to designate the properties within the statutory 120-day timeframe.
This means the properties have to be delisted from the heritage registry but manager of planning and development David Waters said this doesn’t mean they can’t issue new notices of intention to designate to start the process again.
If this can be done, Coun. John Brennan asked what’s the point of the registry?
“The registry list protects properties from demolition for 60 days if it’s not designated … within 60 days council can then decide to designate the property,” Waters said. “With regard to these seven properties, they are no longer protected from demolition.”
Municipalities in Ontario have until Jan. 1, 2027 to issue a notice of intention to designate listed properties before they are removed from the heritage registry and can not be relisted for five years.
The Hillsburgh properties are:
- 3 Station St.
- 12 Orangeville St.
- 18 Anne St.
- 21 Trafalgar Rd.
- 81 Trafalgar Rd.
- 93 Trafalgar Rd.
- 114 Trafalgar Rd.
The Erin properties are:
- 35 Main St.
- 48 Main St.
- 74 Main St.
- 76 Main St.
- 174 Main St.
- 180 Main St.
- 182 Main St.
- 192 Main St.
